After what was initially set to be a six-week “partial closure”, the Cable Beach-based Marley Resort and Spa has remained closed for the past seven months, but could be set for a relaunch as a deal with the Marley family to lease the property to investors for a period of two years is in the pipeline, Tribune Business has learned.
The closure of the 16-room resort began in September 2010 and had been expected to come to an end in late October, with the resort re-opening with the addition of a new “beach house” component. Around 25 staff were laid off, a source close to the matter said.
However, November came around and the resort, owned by reggae superstar Bob Marley’s wife, Rita, and her daughter, Stephanie, did not re-open, and has instead remained closed to date.
